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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.

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Divinity: Original Sin RPG Confirms Linux Release After The Full Windows & Mac Versions

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2014

We have to wait a little while longer to play Divinity: Original Sin folks as the developers have now confirmed Linux will see a release when it exits Early Access.

Exogenesis - Post-apocalyptic Tokyo Adventure Game & Visual Novel

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2014

Exogenesis is hoping to win it big on Kickstarter. A PC adventure/visual novel hybrid inspired by Ace Attorney and Zero escape games set in post-apocalyptic Japan. It offers up a demo for you to try before you back it too.

Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink Adventure Game Released On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2014

Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink is an adventure game in a steampunk world. The games visuals look fantastic and the story sounds great too!

Vangers A Very Weird Game From The Past Released On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2014

Vangers was originally release in 1998 and it's now on Steam for Linux with a reworked edition. It has a complex story-line and is all-out weird.

Out of the Park Baseball 15 Released On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2014

For you extreme Baseball fans (is baseball mostly American?) Out of the Park Baseball 15 has been released on Steam for Linux promising you the ability to manage your dream team.

Project Cars Beautiful Racing Sim To Release In November

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2014

Project Cars is probably one of the best looking racing simulations that has ever been on the radar for Linux. They have announced the release of the game will start this November.

Citybound City-builder Is Nearing Having Actual Game-play

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2014

Citybound is an interesting sounding city-builder current in the early road towards an alpha version. We reported on it first a few weeks ago with an introduction, now it looks like it almost has some game-play.

Pixel Piracy Sandbox Game Linux Video, Thoughts & Keys To Give-away!

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2014

Pixel Piracy is a game we have been following for some-time now, we first posted about it back in July of last year the day before my birthday in fact! It's changed a lot since then and is simply fantastic. We also have keys to give-away!

Planetary Annihilation Native Linux RTS New Major Update, Video Included

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2014

Planetary Annihilation is the crazy real time strategy game about planetary conquest on a massive scale. The game is thankfully native on Linux and has a new update to show off, it's all very social.

New Major Steam Client Update

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2014

Valve has released the latest string of beta changes into the main client which fixes and ton of issues.

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Jagged Alliance Gold Released On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2014

It seems like we are getting quite a few old gems nowadays, although this is most likely using Dosbox it's still nice to be able to have sales for it counted for Linux.

Retro Linux Gaming, Featuring A Video Of Insanity's Blade & Some Thoughts On It

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2014

Today I took a look at Insanity's Blade a game Kickstarted at the end of last year. Insanity's Blade is a real retro-game in the sense that it feels like I'm playing on a Sega Megadrive.

Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Puzzle Game On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2014

It wins the award for the weirdest title of the day, Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game previously on mobiles is now on the desktop and it's looking just as odd.

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Don't Get Your Hopes Up On Borderlands 2 On Linux Says Randy From Gearbox

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2014

So, if you are living under a rock let me remind you on something: Gearbox president Randy Pitchford stated he would talk to some people about a possibility of a Linux port for Borderlands 2. Sadly though as I expected from Randy it probably won't happen.

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Sentinel, A Tower Defence Game With Dynamic Music Available For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2014

As a music lover and a fan of Tower Defence games this has me interested. Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic game play with a dynamic music system.

Starsector, An Open-world Single-player Space-combat, Roleplaying, Exploration and Economic game

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2014

Starsector previously known as Starfarer is a game I have been following since early 2011 and I am glad to say it's still being fully worked on. Starsector is an open-world single-player space-combat, roleplaying, exploration and economic game.

Because, A Fast Paced Arcade Shoot-em-up

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2014

This is a long named game, "Because this is literally the best we could come up with: Retribution" hah nice. It's a very pretty looking arcade shooter and quite random (you can fire cheese!).

The GDC Video On Approaching Zero Driver Overhead in OpenGL Is Now Up

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2014

We mentioned before about a couple big names talking up OpenGL and how to unlock many times performance gains with it, the GDC video is now up in the vault for all to see.

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Project Zomboid Survival Game Has A New Major Update, Our Video & Thoughts Included

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2014

Project Zomboid is one of the few survival games that actually shows a lot of promise, not only because of the frequent updates, but it now has online support too. This latest version adds even more new features.